Abstract
There are increasingly more children and families affected by conflict and displacement. Conflict and displacement can cause severe mental health challenges and social fragmentation. Programs that support the mental health and wellbeing of communities and families living in humanitarian contexts are vital to improving future outcomes. This dissertation utilizes evidence from a psychosocial support intervention designed to support caregivers living in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Uganda. Findings from this study highlight the importance of utilizing children’s voices in the development of programs, equipping researchers with instruments that have been tested for reliability and validity in differing contexts, and evaluating differing program outcomes for population subgroups. Study findings are vital to enhancing mental health and psychosocial policies, programming, and research for the burgeoning population experiencing forced displacement.
Committee Chair
Patricia Kohl
Committee Members
Jean-Francois Trani, Ilana Seff, Tonya Edmond, Sabrina Hermosilla,
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Author's Department
Social Work
Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2023
Language
English (en)
Recommended Citation
Cohen, Flora, "Parent and Child Wellbeing in a Humanitarian Context By Flora Cohen," (2023). Brown School Theses and Dissertations. 11.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/fbgh-xw82